Detachable hinge.



Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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JOHN F. MELTON, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

DE TACI-IABLE HINGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

Application filed July 24, 1908. Serial No. 445,191.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN F. MELToN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Hinges, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hinges adapted for general use, but is more particularly designed for use on screen doors, shutters, etc. whereby the same is adapted to be readily dismounted and without the removal of fastening devices, such as screws, bolts and the like.

The object of my invention is to provide a locking device or mounting for a hinge, which will permit of the hinge being readily attached to or removed from the hanging stile without disturbing the mounting; and with this and minor objects in view, my invention consists of the parts and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter more fully set out.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the keeper or mounting attached to a hanging stile, parts being broken away Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 22, Fig. 1 Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the mounting with the parts separated; Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the keeper or mounting with a hinge seated therein and the locking plate in extended position; Fig. 5 is a similar view with the locking plate in closed position; Fig. 6 is a section on the line 55, Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the mounting or keeper with the hinge detached.

1 represents the face of a hanging stile and 2 a screen door or sash.

3 is a keeper shown in the drawing as comprising a rectangular block secured to the face of the hanging stile by screws or any other suitable fastening means. This keeper is provided with a beveled or Wedge-shaped undercut 4 extending from the face of the block to the shoulder 5.

6 is a wedge-shaped recess formed in the block and 7 is a wall closing the rear of said recess, the top of said wall being on a level with the shoulder 5. The walls of the recess are vertical, as is clearly shown in the drawing. 8 is a cover for said block the top and bottom edges of which are beveled on the same angle as the bevels of undercut 4, whereby said cover is adapted to slide on the shoulders 5 and top of the walls 7, and by reason of its beveled edges engaging the beveled faces 4, it is locked against accidental displacement and can only be removed from the block by a sliding sidewise motion. One edge of the cover is provided with a depending flange 9, which extends beyond the ends of the cover and is equal in length and height to the length and height of the keeper.

10 is a hinge, one leaf 11 of which terminates in a wedge-shaped body adapted to fit in the recess 6 of the keeper. By reason of the fact that the walls of the recess 6 are vertical, the leaf 11 of the hinge may be placed in said recess by a movement of the hinge transverse of the keeper. As soon as the hinge is in position in the recess, the cover 8 is slid under the bevels 4, thereby locking the hinge to the keeper.

I have shown my invention as mounted on the face of the hanging stile instead of on the edge. While, of course, it will be understood that my keeper may be mounted on the edge of the hanging stile, at the same time, I prefer to mount it on the face of the hanging stile, so that when the door is locked in a closed position, the keeper cannot be tampered with by unauthorized persons from the outside to release the door.

When, in the case of screen doors, it is desired to take the door down, the cover is re moved by a sliding motion from the keeper, whereupon the hinge is free to be detached. In order that there may be no opening and that the keeper may present neat, symmetrical and unbroken faces, the cover is entirely removed from the keeper and inserted from the opposite side, in which position the flange 9 closes the recess 6, thereby preventing elements from entering said recess and protectin the block against damage.

FVhile I have shown the leaf 11 of such construction that it necessitates forming a notch 12 in the rear edge of the door, it will be understood that this leaf can be so constructed that the door need not be notched. However, as this is a matter entirely Within the skill of the mechanic, I have not deemed it necessary to show the same in the drawings forming part of this case.

The leaf 11 is provided with a shoulder 13 which abuts against the edge of the keeper, as is clearly seen in the sectional views.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A keeper for a hinge comprising a base having a recess, a beveled undercut terminating in a shoulder above said recess, and a cover having beveled top and bottom edges and constructed to slide in said keeper in said undercuts and cover the said recess.

2. In a hinge keeper, the combination with the base, having a recess in its front face, a

beveled undercut above said recess, and a cover constructed to slide transversely in said undercuts over the recess. Q

3. In a hinge keeper, the combination with the base, having a recess in its front face, of a cover constructed to cover said recess, and a flange depending from said cover to close the end of said recess.

4. In a hinge keeper, the combination with the base, having a recess, of a hinge having a Wedge-shaped leaf constructed to enter said recess from the front face of the keeper, and

5. In a hinge keeper, the combination with v the base,.having a recess with vertical walls on three sides, a beveled undercut in said base above the recess, of a hinge having a Wedge-shaped leaf constructed to be inserted in said recess from the front of the keeper, and a cover having beveled top and bottom edges constructed to engage the beveled undercut on the base of the keeper, whereby it is locked to said base, and a flange depending from said cover.

The foregoing specification signed at Washington D. 0. this 17 day of July, 1908.

JOHN Ii. MELION. In presence of EDWIN S. CLARKsoN, IDA T. STANLEY. 

